Where to Eat in New Alamein During the Africa Forum
Where to eat in New Alamein this weekend
New Alamein is unusually busy this weekend, and not just because of the late North Coast season. Egypt is hosting the inaugural Alamein Africa Forum from 2 to 4 October 2026, as part of a wider cluster of African meetings in the city, including the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting. Official forum materials place the event in New Alamein, with the summit activity concentrated around the New Alamein International Convention and Exhibition Center. That means restaurant demand is likely to spike across the nearby hotel belt and marina-facing properties, especially for dinner and late-evening meetings.
For visitors coming from Alexandria, Cairo or elsewhere on the North Coast, the smartest move is to book inside the major hotels and resort clusters already serving business and leisure traffic in New Alamein. The best options this weekend are the venues that combine verified operations, easy access, and menus suited to everything from working lunches to polished evening catch-ups.
1) Rixos Premium Alamein: the strongest all-round dining cluster near the summit flow
If you want one address with the widest choice of on-site dining and lounge options, Rixos Premium Alamein is the clearest contender. The property sits at Kilo 107 North Coastal Road, New City Alamein, and Accor’s current listing describes it as a premium beachfront resort in New Alamein City. For forum weekend, that matters: it is a known large-format hotel with multiple restaurants and bars already set up for high guest volume.
The safest restaurant pick here for broad tastes is Turquoise, the hotel’s main restaurant, described by the property as serving international cuisine with a capacity of 300. If your group includes guests with different preferences, this is the easiest recommendation because it is built around all-day, global-style dining rather than a narrow concept.
For a more focused dinner, Lalezar Restaurant is the Turkish option, with grilled kebabs, salads and traditional Turkish flavors, and a listed capacity of 350. That makes it a good bet for larger hosted dinners if you are arranging a business meal around forum sessions.
There is also Sapori D'Italia Restaurant, which the Rixos site presents as its Italian restaurant with pasta and pizza, plus Mediterranean views. For lighter social plans, the property also lists several lounge-style venues that work well for informal meetings: Piano Lobby Bar for drinks with live piano, Infinity Pool Bar for poolside refreshments, Blendo Cafe & Bar for coffee or a quieter drink, and The White Sand Beach Club for a relaxed beachfront setting.
In practice, Rixos is the best fit if you need flexibility: breakfast meeting, afternoon coffee, sunset drinks and dinner can all happen without changing addresses. Mentioning the venue’s official Instagram once for readers who want quick visual checks before booking: Rixos Premium Alamein (@rixospremiumalamein on Instagram).
2) Al Alamein Hotel: the polished pick for business lunches and a more refined dinner
For readers who prefer a more classic luxury-hotel dining experience, Al Alamein Hotel in Marassi remains one of the North Coast’s best-known fine-dining addresses. While it is not inside the summit complex itself, it is still a strong book-ahead option for delegates, media teams and weekend visitors willing to drive a little for a more elevated meal.
The hotel’s dining page currently lists five operating concepts. The most useful for forum visitors are Origins, an all-day venue serving a mix of international, Mediterranean coastal and Oriental dishes; and B’HAAR, an à la carte restaurant centered on Mediterranean coastal cuisine. Origins is the more practical choice if you are arranging a mixed group meal, while B’HAAR is the one to reserve if the goal is a more destination-style dinner.
Two other names are worth noting for casual stops: Blé for bakery and pastry, and Streats for light bites. The hotel also lists Bay.Root Express for beachside Lebanese bites, which may appeal to visitors wanting a quicker meal without committing to a longer formal sitting.
Al Alamein Hotel is particularly useful if your weekend plan combines the forum with a North Coast stay in Marassi or Sidi Abdel Rahman. It offers the kind of setting where a late lunch can easily turn into coffee and an extended conversation. For readers checking the venue directly, the hotel’s official brand account is Al Alamein Hotel (@alalameinhotel on Instagram).
3) Palma Bay Rotana Resort: a practical hotel-lounge option on Marina 5
Not every meal this weekend needs to be a splashy dinner reservation. If you mainly need a straightforward, easy-to-reach lounge or snack stop in New Alamein itself, Palma Bay Rotana Resort deserves a place on the list. Rotana’s current dining page confirms a Beach Lounge at the property and gives the address as Marina 5, Al Alamein Road.
That makes it useful for visitors moving between meetings, hotels and the marina area. A beach lounge is rarely the destination for a formal summit dinner, but it is exactly the kind of place that works for a low-pressure coffee, snack or sunset pause when the convention schedule loosens up. If the bigger luxury properties are fully booked, this is the sort of backup that can save your evening plans.
4) Gewan Resort New Alamein: a broad menu roster for groups staying inside the city
Another venue worth keeping on your shortlist is Gewan Resort New Alamein, whose 2025 fact sheet remains one of the clearest publicly available breakdowns of dining on property. The resort lists five restaurants and five bars at 115 Alexandria-Matrouh Road, New Alamein City.
The standouts for food-first visitors are Lotus Restaurant, the all-day dining room with 292 indoor seats and 92 outdoor seats; Almaz Restaurant, described as an Egyptian à la carte restaurant with 136 indoor and 75 outdoor seats; and Waves Restaurant and Terrace, which is useful if you want an outdoor-leaning setup. The same document also lists Lobby Lounge, Oasis Coffee and Light Bites, making the resort one of the better choices for visitors who want several levels of formality in one place.
For Egyptian readers, Almaz is especially worth flagging because forum weekends often leave visitors craving a more familiar local-style menu after a day of international conference catering.
How to choose the right place this weekend
- For one-stop convenience near summit traffic: book Rixos Premium Alamein.
- For a more refined lunch or dinner worth the drive: choose Al Alamein Hotel.
- For casual lounge plans around Marina 5: keep Palma Bay Rotana in mind.
- For larger in-city groups wanting multiple venue types: check Gewan Resort New Alamein.
Booking tips for 2–4 October 2026
Because New Alamein is hosting heads of state, ministers, investors and private-sector delegates this weekend, do not rely on walk-ins. Book ahead for Friday 2 October, Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October 2026, and aim for earlier dinner slots if you want the smoothest experience. Hotel restaurants are likely to outperform standalone options simply because they have the scale, staff and reservation systems to absorb event traffic.
If you are staying close to the convention zone, the most reliable strategy is simple: secure one dinner at Rixos, keep Palma Bay Rotana as a fallback for a lounge-style stop, and plan Al Alamein Hotel only if your schedule allows for a deliberate outing rather than a last-minute meal.
For forum weekend in New Alamein, that is the real dining map: not hype, but the places with verified operating restaurants, actual named venues, and the kind of setups that can handle a city hosting one of Egypt’s biggest African business gatherings of the season.